Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 509 | 269 | 407 | 309 | 170 | 157 | 117 | 115 | 298 | 246 | 246 | 320 | 488 | 609 | 3088 | 5104 | 4336 | 3138 | 2177 | 1512 | 1225 | 1034 | 862 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39PM1.96m | 9:08AM1.82m | 9:36PM1.87m | 10:08AM1.77m | 10:32PM1.79m | 11:05AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.13m | 3:20PM0.17m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:16PM0.25m | 4:46AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 288 | 509 | 268 | 407 | 309 | 77 | 157 | 55 | 75 | 298 | 246 | 246 | 320 | 488 | 609 | 3088 | 5104 | 4336 | 3138 | 2177 | 1512 | 1225 | 1034 | 862 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | SSW 15 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 40 | 284 | 192 | 201 | 187 | 170 | 35 | 117 | 115 | 25 | 48 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 412 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 38 | 25 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | S 4 | SE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 5 | SE 14 | NE 4 | SE 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 269 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 36 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 319 | — | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 44 | 69 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 193 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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